this must not be forgotten. the russians are trying to twist it saying it s all isis. no. for 4 1/2 years it s been assad. that s what it s been. and the americans are trying to say, well, you know, we tried to set up a few fighters, but we couldn t and therefore all of you who said we should equip and train are all wrong, all fantasies. our critics were wrong. the fact of the matter is they didn t and they weren t able too do it, a, they didn t do it soon enough and, b, when they started they have been putting in impossible conditions. we will allow you to equip and train but only in if you fight isis. for people fighting for their lives against bashar assad, they re not going to say, we re just going to fight isis. we re going to fight whoever fights us, including bashar assad. that s what they re telling us. the fight is on the ground. christiane amanpour, thank you very much. elise labott, thank you. we are getting more breaking news. we re getting whether the white house s mes
forever. she found out after that that pope john paul ii kept a a picture of she and him on his desk at the vatican in rome. she didn t realize it meant so much to the pope, but these things mean something to them too. such a beautiful story. we ll look forward to see what happens tonight. much more on the breaking news we re following. the stunning announcement on capitol hill. the house speaker john boehner resigning from congress. you ll hear his reasons. i ll speak with one of president obama s former advisers who dealt with him directly. and we re getting word the crowds right now are so big in central park thousands are still waiting to get in to see the pope. wool take you there. you re watching cnn special live coverage.
chris qualm mow, stand by. helping lead our coverage from washington, d.c., of pope francis. speaking of some of these issues as the pope speaks on immigration, a candidate who s made it his main thrust, his main issue speaking live flay moment, donald trump, addressing the african-american chamber of commerce in south carolina. we will take it live. also ahead, do not miss this. i will speak with a man who just wrote donald trump s biography. hear what surprised him the most. you re watching cnn special live coverage. we ll be right back.
california. reporter: listen, we are three days away from a massive, massive show in a building just adjacent to me here at the ronald reagan library. the electorate has spoken. zero political experience with the top frontrunners. how would a two-time elected governor of wisconsin, scott walker, how is he faring. what does he need to do wednesday night to flip the script? you re watching cnn special live coverage from the reagan library.
underground lab to a seismologist who can talk more about the science behind this and why you can t predict earthquakes. yes there were warning signs, a big one was going to happen. and we ll talk to a man whose family is in nepal, what they are hearing about the saempb and search-and-rescue efforts and what people are relying on for survival. we ll go to baltimore where the funeral of freddy gray is happening. a lot happening on this monday. you re watching cnn special live coverage. we ll be right back. in a snap. take a photo of your project. .or just tell us what you need done. .and angie s list will find a top-rated provider to do the job. the angie s list app is the simple, new way to get work done on your schedule. the app makes it easy, the power of angie s list makes it work. call, click or download the app for free today.